Homemade dripper for making your own shot?
- Thread starter Fox
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- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
I've been considering going this route as well.
I was going to start with a small size electric stove element and was considering casting an aluminum dripper pan to encompass the element.
Still just a pipe dream however.
I've read that you need to use stainless steel bolts for the drip nozzles as regular steel corrodes and clogs too easily.
I was going to start with a small size electric stove element and was considering casting an aluminum dripper pan to encompass the element.
Still just a pipe dream however.
I've read that you need to use stainless steel bolts for the drip nozzles as regular steel corrodes and clogs too easily.
migrant hunter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
There's some info on castboolits.com in the casting for shotguns section.
It's a project I'd like to try too.
It's a project I'd like to try too.
I saw the castboolits.com stuff and everyone says "go buy the drippers". The problem is that the drippers that you can buy are only $6-#9.
I was hoping someone knew of what hole size to make.
I read that brass or stainless work well for the lead dripper, if this is the case I can get nozzles for things that fit the sizes, if I knew what they were, ha ha.
I was hoping someone knew of what hole size to make.
I read that brass or stainless work well for the lead dripper, if this is the case I can get nozzles for things that fit the sizes, if I knew what they were, ha ha.
migrant hunter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
I want to experiment with mig welding wire tips.
Keep a torch handy if you try the mig nozzles.
You may need to apply a bunch of heat to get them flowing with the long exposed (to air) surface.
As to the sizes, keep reading on castboolits, it is in there.
The nicest looking home made nozzles I had seen on there were bolts that were drilled fairly large up the inside if the shank, an a small hole off at an angle that joined it. Worked well for the guy and is pretty close to a ringer for the commercial nozzles, except you can buy a hundred bolts and the drill bits for the price of a couple $6 or $9 nozzles.
Cheers
Trev
You may need to apply a bunch of heat to get them flowing with the long exposed (to air) surface.
As to the sizes, keep reading on castboolits, it is in there.
The nicest looking home made nozzles I had seen on there were bolts that were drilled fairly large up the inside if the shank, an a small hole off at an angle that joined it. Worked well for the guy and is pretty close to a ringer for the commercial nozzles, except you can buy a hundred bolts and the drill bits for the price of a couple $6 or $9 nozzles.
Cheers
Trev
